World's largest religious festival gets under way in India

Esri India launches Kumbh Mela Web app for information and navigation
Esri India launched a user-friendly GIS-based web application in Hindi and English for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj, offering pilgrims essent
India: Millions flock to Kumbh Mela for first sacred bath in India
Millions of Hindu pilgrims gathered on Tuesday at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Sarasvati rivers to take part in the first holy bath of the Kumbh Mela, the world's largest religious gathering.
Maha Kumbh Mela: world's largest religious festival gets under way in India
Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India bathed in sacred waters as the Kumbh Mela festival opened on Monday, with organisers expecting 400 million people -- the world's largest gathering of humanity -- to assemble over six weeks.India is the world's most populous nation, with 1.4 billion people, and so is used to large crowds.
India's Maha Kumbh Mela: A look at the gigantic pitcher festival
India began on Monday its Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, which is expected to draw more than 400 million visitors to the northern city of Prayagraj over six weeks, making for the largest gathering of humanity in the world.
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: Devotion and health at crossroads — can world's largest religious gathering avoid crisis?
In the wake of this winter flu season, the holding of mass gathering, such as Kumbh Mela, may pose health risks. Maha Kumbh has been a case of study among health experts for a long time. Here's what studies and research have to say about health challenges at Maha Kumbh.
The world’s largest gathering: how India plans to keep 400 million pilgrims safe at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival
Imagine a gathering so large it dwarfs any concert, festival, or sporting event you’ve ever seen. In the Kumbh Mela, a religious festival held in India, millions of Hindu pilgrims come together to bathe in rivers considered sacred.
How is India managing its Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest gathering?
India's Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, is set to be the world's largest gathering of humanity, with 400 million visitors expected at the six-week event that began this week in the northern city of Prayagraj.
Kumbh Mela, explained: Its mythology, history, astrology, and why millions flock to it
What is the Kumbh Mela, and why is it held in four cities periodically? What is Ardh Kumbh and Maha Kumbh? What is the origin ...
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: Indian woman skydives with Maha Kumbh flag at 13,000 feet; video goes viral
An Indian woman’s daring skydive at 13,000 feet with the Maha Kumbh flag has gone viral, captivating millions and ...
Astrological Significance of Kumbh Mela 2025: Aligning the Stars and Sacred Waters
Kumbh Mela 2025, influenced by a rare Jupiter-Sun conjunction in Aquarius, heralds a unique spiritual event in India at ...
Steve Jobs’ Handwritten 1974 Letter About Kumbh Mela Sells for Rs 4.32 Crore at Auction
Notably, the 1974 letter, written just a day before Steve Jobs' 19th birthday, offers a rare insight into his spiritual and ...
19-year-old Steve Jobs’ letter expressing wish to Kumbh Mela auctioned for Rs 4.32 crore
In the letter, postmarked just before his birthday, Jobs shares his fascination with 'Zen Buddhism' and his dream of ...
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Steve Jobs' handwritten letter about his Kumbh Mela plan auctioned for ₹4.32 crore
Steve Jobs initially planned to visit Neem Karoli Baba's ashram in Uttarakhand. After reaching Nainital, he found out that ...
India's Maha Kumbh marks first 'royal bath' with dreadlocked ascetics' holy dip
Scores of naked Hindu ascetics smeared in holy ash charged into the water of holy rivers in northern India on Tuesday, ...
Maha Kumbh: Where tattoos, temples, and tails blend spirituality with modern cool
A bodybuilder blending spirituality with modernity at Kumbh Mela gained attention for his tattoos, while 3.5 crore devotees ...